ASM HYDRASYNTH User manual

Owner’s Manual

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DESIGN & DIRECTION
t(MFO%BSDFZ
PRODUCT MANAGER
t%PNJOJD"V
ENGINEERING
t$IFO+JFKVOFOHJOFt#PC-JBPFOHJOF
t9JF:JOHDIFOTPGUXBSFt#BOOFS9VTPGUXBSF
t;IBOH)VBJIFFMFDUSPOJDt$IFO4JFMFDUSPOJDt-VP-JBOHTIFOHFMFDUSPOJD
t-J2JBOH745
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
t(BP$IBPt-POH1JOH
TESTING
t;IFOH8FJ$IFOH
t,FOi'MVYw1JFSDF
t#PFMF(FSLFT
t&E5FO&ZDL
t3BOEZ-FF
t#FO4DIFõFS
t.BSJB;IBOH
SOUND DESIGN
t%SFX"OEFSTPO
t%PNJOJD"V
t+JN$PXHJMM
t(MFO%BSDFZ
t%BOJFM'JTIFS
t.PSE'VTUBOH
t#PFMF(FSLFT
t3PC+FSWPOT
t,FOi'MVYw1JFSDF
t.BUU1JLF
t#FO4DIFõFS
t1BVM4DIJMMJOH
MANUAL
t3BOEZ-FFBVUIPSt/BODZ-FFEFTJHOMBZPVU
ª"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFToo"MMSJHIUTSFTFSWFE
XXX"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFTDPN
*OGPSNBUJPODPOUBJOFEJOUIJTNBOVBMJTTVCKFDUUPDIBOHFXJUIPVUOPUJDFBOEEPFT
OPUSFQSFTFOUBDPNNJUNFOUPOUIFQBSUPG"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFT5IFTPGUXBSF
EFTDSJCFEJOUIJTNBOVBMJTQSPWJEFEVOEFSUIFUFSNTPGBMJDFOTFBHSFFNFOUPS
OPOEJTDMPTVSFBHSFFNFOU5IFTPGUXBSFMJDFOTFBHSFFNFOUTQFDJöFTUIFUFSNTBOE
DPOEJUJPOTGPSJUTMBXGVMVTF/PQBSUPGUIJTNBOVBMNBZCFSFQSPEVDFEPSUSBOTNJUUFE
JOBOZGPSNPSCZBOZQVSQPTFPUIFSUIBOUIFQVSDIBTFSTQFSTPOBMVTFXJUIPVUUIF
FYQSFTTXSJUUFOQFSNJTTJPOPG"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFT
"MMPUIFSQSPEVDUTMPHPTPSDPNQBOZOBNFTRVPUFEJOUIJTNBOVBMBSFUSBEFNBSLTPS
SFHJTUFSFEUSBEFNBSLTPGUIFJSSFTQFDUJWFPXOFST
Special Thanks

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Important Safety Instructions
Save Your Ears!
5IFQSPEVDUBOEJUTTPGUXBSFXIFOVTFEJODPNCJOBUJPOXJUIBOBNQMJöFSIFBEQIPOFTPS
TQFBLFSTNBZCFBCMFUPQSPEVDFTPVOEMFWFMTUIBUDPVMEDBVTFQFSNBOFOUIFBSJOHMPTT%0
/05PQFSBUFGPSMPOHQFSJPETPGUJNFBUBIJHIMFWFMPSBUBMFWFMUIBUJTVODPNGPSUBCMF
*GZPVFODPVOUFSBOZIFBSJOHMPTTPSSJOHJOHJOUIFFBSTQMFBTFDPOTVMUBOBVEJPMPHJTU
Precautions Include, but Are Not Limited to, the Following:
 3FBEBOEVOEFSTUBOEBMMUIFJOTUSVDUJPOT
 "MXBZTGPMMPXUIFJOTUSVDUJPOTPOUIF
JOTUSVNFOU
 #FGPSFDMFBOJOHUIFEFWJDFBMXBZT
SFNPWFUIF64#BOE%$DBCMF8IFO
DMFBOJOHVTFBTPGUBOEESZDMPUI%P
OPUVTFHBTPMJOFBMDPIPMBDFUPOF
UVSQFOUJOFPSBOZPUIFSPSHBOJD
TPMVUJPOTEPOPUVTFBMJRVJEDMFBOFS
TQSBZPSDMPUIUIBUTUPPXFU
 %POPUVTFUIFEFWJDFOFBSXBUFSPS
NPJTUVSFTVDIBTBCBUIUVCTJOL
TXJNNJOHQPPMPSTJNJMBSQMBDF
 %POPUQMBDFUIFEFWJDFJOBOVOTUBCMF
QPTJUJPOXIFSFJUNJHIUBDDJEFOUBMMZGBMM
PWFS
 %POPUQMBDFIFBWZPCKFDUTPOUIF
EFWJDF%POPUCMPDLPQFOJOHTPSWFOUT
PGUIFEFWJDFUIFTFMPDBUJPOTBSFVTFE
GPSBJSDJSDVMBUJPOUPQSFWFOUUIFEFWJDF
GSPNPWFSIFBUJOH%POPUQMBDFUIF
EFWJDFOFBSBIFBUWFOUBUBOZMPDBUJPO
XJUIQPPSBJSDJSDVMBUJPO
 %POPUPQFOPSJOTFSUBOZUIJOHJOUPUIF
EFWJDFUIBUNBZDBVTFBöSFPSFMFDUSJDBM
TIPDL
 %POPUTQJMMBOZLJOEPGMJRVJEPOUPUIF
EFWJDF
 "MXBZTUBLFUIFEFWJDFUPBRVBMJöFE
TFSWJDFDFOUFS:PVXJMMJOWBMJEBUFZPVS
XBSSBOUZJGZPVPQFOBOESFNPWFUIF
DPWFSBOEJNQSPQFSBTTFNCMZNBZDBVTF
FMFDUSJDBMTIPDLPSPUIFSNBMGVODUJPOT
%POPUVTFUIFEFWJDFXJUIUIVOEFSBOE
MJHIUOJOHQSFTFOUJUNBZDBVTFFMFDUSJDBM
TIPDL
%POPUFYQPTFUIFEFWJDFUPIPU
TVOMJHIU
%POPUVTFUIFEFWJDFXIFOUIFSFJTB
HBTMFBLOFBSCZ
"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFTJTOPU
SFTQPOTJCMFGPSBOZEBNBHFPSEBUBMPTT
DBVTFECZJNQSPQFSPQFSBUJPOPGUIF
EFWJDF
Specifications Subject to Change
5IFJOGPSNBUJPODPOUBJOFEJOUIJTNBOVBMJTCFMJFWFEUPCFDPSSFDUBUUIFUJNFPGQSJOUJOH
)PXFWFS"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFTSFTFSWFTUIFSJHIUUPDIBOHFPSNPEJGZBOZPGUIFTQFDJöDB
UJPOTXJUIPVUOPUJDFPSPCMJHBUJPOUPVQEBUFUIFIBSEXBSFUIBUIBTCFFOQVSDIBTFE
Before Requesting Service...
1MFBTFTUVEZUIJTNBOVBMDBSFGVMMZBOEDPOTVMUZPVSEFBMFSCFGPSFSFRVFTUJOHTFSWJDF4FSWJDF
DIBSHFTJODVSSFEEVFUPBMBDLPGLOPXMFEHFSFMBUJOHUPIPXBGVODUJPOPSGFBUVSFXPSLTXIFO
UIFQSPEVDUJTPQFSBUJOHBTEFTJHOFEBSFOPUDPWFSFECZUIFNBOVGBDUVSFSTXBSSBOUZBOEBSF
UIFSFGPSFUIFPXOFSTSFTQPOTJCJMJUZ

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Contents
Important Safety Instructions 3
Welcome to Hydrasynth!
Main Features
6TFSJOUFSGBDF
1BUDIGFBUVSFT
4PVOEFOHJOF
&òFDUT
)BSEXBSF
Keyboard-specific Features
Desktop-specific Features
Quick Start Guide
Inside the Box
4BWF:PVS3FDFJQU
Plug It In
1PXFS 
"VEJP
64#
.*%*
$7(BUF
Make Some Noise!
4FMFDU1BUDIFT
0DUBWFTIJGU
"SQFHHJBUPSCBTJDT
5XFBLJOHUIFTPVOET
4BWJOH
Check for Updates
That’s Enough Reading for Now.
Overview
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Keyboard
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Desktop 
General Concepts
"DDFTTCVUUPOT
'VODUJPOCVUUPOT
$POUSPMLOPCT
$POUSPMCVUUPOT
.PEVMF4FMFDUCVUUPOT
,OPCUZQFT
5IFEJTQMBZT
Main Systems 
5IF)0.&CVUUPO
5IF4"7&CVUUPO
4ZTUFN4FUVQ
5IF*/*5CVUUPO
5IF3"/%0.CVUUPO
5IF4)*'5CVUUPO 
Master Control Section
&9*5CVUUPO 
70*$&CVUUPO 
1"(&6Q%PXOCVUUPOT
."$30"44*(/CVUUPO
.0%."53*9CVUUPO
CV/Gate Section
Arpeggiator Section
Filter Controls
Module Select
Performance Controls
$IPSENPEFLFZCPBSEPOMZ 
3JCCPODPOUSPMMFSLFZCPBSEPOMZ
Front Panel (keyboard only)
)FBEQIPOFKBDLT
1IPOFTWPMVNFDPOUSPM 
Rear Panel22
0VUQVUT22
$POUSPM*OQVUT22
.*%*23
64#23
1PXFS 23
,FOTJOHUPOMPDL23
Hydrasynth Desktop
Attaching the Rack Ears
SHIFT + Pad Functions
1BE4DBMFTFMFDUJPO
0DUBWF5SBOTQPTF
$IBOHJOHUIF1BE,FZ
1BESFTQPOTFPQUJPOT
1BE.PEFT
1BE.PEFFYBNQMFT 
1BE4DBMFWT7PJDF4DBMF
1BE/PUFTBOE.*%*/PUFT
1BE/PUFTWT,FZ-PDL
Understanding the Modules
Module Groups
0TDJMMBUPSHSPVQ
.JYFSNPEVMF
'JMUFSHSPVQ
&OWFMPQFHSPVQ
-'0HSPVQ

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"NQNPEVMF
'9HSPVQ
Other Modules
7PJDFNPEVMF 
3JCCPOLFZCPBSEPOMZ
Module Shortcuts
$SFBUF.PESPVUFT
4FMFDU.BDSP%FTUJOBUJPOT 32
$PQZ1BTUFTFUUJOHT32
The Oscillator Group33
Oscillators 1 and 233
4XJUDIJOHNPEFT33
4JOHMFNPEF33
8BWF4DBONPEF
Oscillator 3 
Mutants 1–4
'.-JO
8BW4UBDL
04$4ZOD
"CPVU3BUJP
1VMTF8JEUINPEVMBUJPO 
180SJH
184RFF[ 
18"4.<8BSQ>
)BSNPOJD
1IB[%Jò
Ring-Noise Module
Waveform List
The Mixer Module
Setting Levels
The Solo Function
Set the Pan Positions
0TD1BO
3JOH/PJTF1BO
Filter Routing of Sources
0TD'JMUFSSPVUJOH
3JOH/PJTF'JMUFSSPVUJOH
Filter Configuration 
The Filters and their Controls
Filter 1
'JMUFSUZQFT
$PNQFOTBUFEWT6ODPNQFOTBUFEGJMUFST
'JMUFSQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
'JMUFSQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
Filter 2
'JMUFSQBSBNFUFST
The Amp Module
How the Parameters Interact
-'0"NPVOU
7FMPDJUZ 
"NQ-FWFM
The Envelopes
What’s an Envelope? 
&OWFMPQFGFBUVSFT
&OWFMPQFTBOE
&OWFMPQFQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
&OWFMPQFQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
&OWFMPQFQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
Envelope Shortcuts
$PQZ&OW"UP&OW#
$SFBUFBEJSFDU.PESPVUF
The LFOs
What’s an LFO?
-'0GFBUVSFT
-'0TBOE 
-'0QBSBNFUFSTQBHF
-'0QBSBNFUFSTQBHF
LFO Shortcuts
$PQZ-'0"UP-'0#
$SFBUFBEJSFDU.PESPVUF
The Eects
Pre- and Post-FX
#ZQBTT
$IPSVT 
'MBOHFS
3PUBSZ
1IBTFS
-P'J
5SFNPMP 
&2
$PNQSFTTPS
%JTUPSU
Delay Types
Delay Parameters
Reverb Types
Reverb Parameters
'SFF[FUIF3FWFSC
Mod Route Shortcut
The Voice Module
Voice Parameters: page 1
1PMZQIPOZTFUUJOHT

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%FOTJUZ%FUVOF
3BOEPN1IBTF
)PXEPFT"OBMPH'FFM 
4UFSFPNPEF
8BSNNPEF
Voice Parameters: page 2
1JUDI#FOE
7JCSBUPTFUUJOHT
(MJEFTFUUJOHT 
Voice Parameters: page 3
,FZ-PDL
4FMFDUB4DBMF
$VTUPN4DBMF
.JDSPUPOBMJUZ
4OBQ
Ribbon Controller
(keyboardonly)
Theremin Mode
5IFSFNJOQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
5IFSFNJOQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
The Ribbon as a Mod Source
The Ribbon as a Trigger Source
The Arpeggiator Section
Arp Edit Mode
"SQQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
"SQQBSBNFUFSTQBHF
Additional Arp Features
-BUDIBOE4VTUBJO
*OJUJBMJ[FUIF"SQ
Mastering the Macros
Home Page
Make a Macro
"TTJHOB%FTUJOBUJPO
/BNFUIF.BDSP
.BDSP4MPU$PQZ
Save the Patch: Macro Options 
Macro Button Response 
Preset Macro Name List
The Mod Matrix
Creating Mod Routes
5IF8IPMF1SPDFTT
5IF4IPSUDVU
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More Shortcuts 
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$MFBSB.PE4MPU
$MFBSUIF&OUJSF.PE.BUSJY
#F3BOEPN
Modulation Sources
Modulation Destinations 
The CV / Gate Section
Basic Concepts
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5IF3JCCPOBOE$7T
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$PNQBUJCJMJUZ
Output Connectors
1JUDI
(BUF 
.PEBOE
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Input Connectors
Esoteric Uses
$7"UUFOUVBUPS
$7*OWFSUFS
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$7TBOE"SQFHHJPT
Patch Management
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5IF#SPXTFQBHF
4PSU.FUIPET
$PNQBSF
'BWPSJUF"TTJHO 
#SPXTF'BWPSJUFT
Save the Patch 
1BUDI1SPUFDUJPO 
5IF4BWFQBHF 
/BNFUIF1BUDI
4FMFDUB$BUFHPSZ 
.BDSP0QUJPOT
$IPPTFB$PMPS
1BUDI#BDLVQ
The System Setup Pages
Operational Notes
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"DDFTT"DUJPO
4BWJOHUIF4FUUJOHT 

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Master: Page 1
Master: Page 2
,OPC.PEF 
,OPC4QFFE
5FNQP-PDL
.BDSP#VUUPO 
4BGF&EJU
.JDSPUVOJOH.FOV
Keys / Pads: Page 3
7FMPDJUZTFUUJOHT 
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MIDI: Page 4
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-PDBM 
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MIDI: Page 5
1PMZ"55SBOTNJU
8IBUJT.1& 
MIDI: Page 6
1BSBNFUFSTFOESFDFJWFPQUJPOT
8IBUTB/31/ 
4FOE1BUDI"MM1BUDIFT
0WFSøPX
"SQ59
1HN$IH5939
CV – Pitch Gate: Page 7
$74PVSDF,FZCPBSE5IFSFNJO
CV – Clock: Page 8 
$MPDL%JWJTJPO
CV – Mods: Page 9 
Calibration: Page 10 (keyboard)
$BMJCSBUF3JCCPO
$BMJCSBUF8IFFMT
System: Page 10 (desktop) /
System:Page11(keyboard)
OS: Page 11 (desktop) /
OS:Page12(keyboard) 
Control Combinations
[INIT] + Button X
[INIT] + Control Button X
[RANDOM] + Button X 
[SHIFT] + Button X
[SHIFT] + Control Knob X
[SHIFT] + Control Button X 
Scales
MIDI CC Charts
Sorted by Module 
Sorted by CC Number
Hydrasynth Specifications
Keyboard
Desktop
Connections: Rear Panel
Connections: Top Panel
$7JOQVUT5XPw54
$7(BUF$MPDLPVUQVUT'JWFw54
$POUSPM7PMUBHFT 
(BUF0VUQVU
$MPDL0VUQVU
Connections: Front Panel (keyboard) 
Declaration of Conformity
USA
CANADA
EUROPE

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Welcome to Hydrasynth!
&WFSZPOFBU"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFTXPVMEMJLFUPUIBOLZPVGPSDIPPTJOHPOFPGPVS
)ZESBTZOUIJOTUSVNFOUT8FSFWFSZQSPVEPGXIBUXFIBWFDSFBUFEBOEBSFDPOöEFOUUIFZXJMM
UBLFZPVJOUPNVTJDBMSFBMNTUIBUIBWFOFWFSCFFOFYQMPSFE
&WFSZBTQFDUPGUIFTFHSPVOECSFBLJOHEFWJDFTIBTCFFODBSFGVMMZDPOTJEFSFEGSPNUIFXBZ
UIFTPVOETBSFHFOFSBUFEBOEQSPDFTTFEUPUIFJOUVJUJWFMBZPVUPGUIFDPOUSPMTBOEEJTQMBZT
&WFSZUIJOHGSPNJNQVMTFUPQFSGPSNBODFIBTCFFOPQUJNJ[FEUPVOMFBTIUIFDSFBUJWFQPUFOUJBM
PGUIFTFJOTUSVNFOUTJOZPVSIBOET
Main Features
5IJTDIBQUFSXJMMPOMZMJTUUIFNBJOGFBUVSFTPGUIF)ZESBTZOUI#VUUIFSFBSFNBOZNPSFBOE
FBDIGFBUVSFBOEJUTSFMBUFEQBSBNFUFSTXJMMCFEFTDSJCFEJOUIFQBHFTBIFBE"EWBODFEVTFST
NJHIUöOERVJDLBOTXFSTUPJNQPSUBOURVFTUJPOTJOHydrasynth Specications (p. 107)
User interface
t*OUVJUJWFXPSLøPXQFSDFJWFEBUBHMBODF
t'SPOUQBOFMDPOUSPMTGPSJOTUBOUBDDFTTUP
JNQPSUBOUGFBUVSFT
t&BTZTIPSUDVUTGPSQBUDINPESPVUF
DPOTUSVDUJPODPOOFDUDPQZQBTUF
t5XPJOEFQFOEFOU0-&%EJTQMBZT
t$POUSPMLOPCTBOE$POUSPMCVUUPOT
BSPVOEUIF3JHIUEJTQMBZ
t-&%SJOHTBSPVOEUIF$POUSPMLOPCT
JOEJDBUFQBSBNFUFSWBMVFT
tBTTJHOBCMF.BDSPTQFSQBUDIBDDFTTJCMF
PO)PNFQBHF
t"SQFHHJBUPSNPEFTXJUIEJSFDUJPO
PDUBWFDIPSEBOEQISBTFPQUJPOT
t1BUDICSPXTFS0SHBOJ[FCZ/BNF
$BUFHPSZPS1BUDIOVNCFS
t.FNPSJ[FJOTUBOUMZSFDBMMVQUP
'BWPSJUFT
t0WFSøPXNPEFDBOMJOLUXPVOJUTGPS
WPJDFQPMZQIPOZ
Patch features
tCBOLTPGQBUDIFTFBDI
t.POPBOE6OJTPOWPJDFNPEFTXJUI
VOJTPOEFUVOF
t(MJEFXJUIQSPHSBNNBCMFUJNFDVSWF
USJHHFSNPEF
t.PE.BUSJYXJUISPVUFTQFSQBUDI
t1SPHSBNNBCMF"OBMPH'FFMFNVMBUFT
DJSDVJUEFTJHOT
t3BOEPNJ[FGVODUJPOGPSJOEJWJEVBMNPEVMFT
PSBOFOUJSFQBUDI
Sound engine
tWPJDFTXJUIUISFFPTDJMMBUPSTQFSWPJDF
t"OBMPHNPEFMJOH0TDBOE8BWF4DBO
TZOUIFTJT0TD
t4FMFDUGSPNIVOESFETPGXBWFGPSNTBOE
UIFONPSQINVUBUFXBSQUIFNBUXJMM
t1SFTFUTDBMFTXJUINJDSPUPOBMPQUJPOTBOE
UIFBCJMJUZUPJNQPSUDVTUPNTDBMFT
t'JMUFSöMUFSUZQFTJODMVEJOHWPDBM
GPSNBOUöMUFST
t'JMUFSDMBTTJDTUBUFWBSJBCMFE#PDUBWF
XJUIUXPNPEFT
t'JMUFSTDBOCFQMBDFEJOTFSJFTPSQBSBMMFM
t-PPQBCMF"%43FOWFMPQFTXJUI%FMBZBOE
)PMETUBHFT
t$VSWFBOE#1.WBMVFGPSFBDITFHNFOU
t&BDIFOWFMPQFDBOIBWFVQUPUSJHHFS
TPVSDFT

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Eects
t%FMBZöWFUZQFTJODMVEJOH-FGU3JHIU
$FOUFSBOESFWFSTF
t"MMEFMBZTDBOTZODUPUFNQP
t3FWFSCGPVSUZQFTXJUIQSFEFMBZBOE
EBNQJOHQBSBNFUFST
t3FWFSCMFOHUITUPTFDPOETQMVT
i'SFF[Fw
t*OEFQFOEFOU1SF1PTU'9$IPSVT
'MBOHFS3PUBSZ1IBTFS-P'J5SFNPMP&2
$PNQSFTTPS%JTUPSUJPO
Hardware
t.*%**O0VU5ISV
t64#UZQF#QPSUDMBTTDPNQMJBOU
t$7(BUFJOQVUTBOEPVUQVUTGPSJOUFHSBUJPO
XJUINPEVMBSTZOUIFTJ[FST
t)FBEQIPOFPVUQVUT
t4UFSFPwPVUQVUTCBMBODFE
t4VTUBJOQFEBMJOQVUQPMBSJUZTFOTJOH
t"TTJHOBCMF&YQSFTTJPOQFEBMJOQVU
SFWFSTJCMF
t-&%%JNGFBUVSFGPSEBSLFOFESPPNT
t,FOTJOHUPOMPDLQPSU
Keyboard-specific Features
tLFZWFMPDJUZTFOTJUJWFLFZCPBSEXJUI
QPMZQIPOJDBGUFSUPVDI
t3JCCPODPOUSPMMFSXJUI1JUDICFOE
5IFSFNJOBOE.PEVMBUJPONPEFT
t"EEJUJPOBM'JMUFSDPOUSPMT&OWFMPQF
BNPVOU-'0BNPVOU
t"EEJUJPOBM"SQFHHJBUPSDPOUSPMT5FNQP
3BUDIFU$IBODF(BUF
t#BDLMJUQJUDICFOEBOENPEVMBUJPOXIFFMT
t0DUBWF%PXO6QCVUUPOT
t$IPSENPEFXJUIEFEJDBUFECVUUPO
t(MJEFCVUUPO
t5XPIFBEQIPOFKBDLTTIBSFBEFEJDBUFE
7PMVNFDPOUSPM
Desktop-specific Features
t3BDLNPVOUBCMFFBSTJODMVEFE
t3FDFTTFEDPOOFDUJPOKBDLTBMMPXGPS
TUSBJHIUDPOOFDUPST
tWFMPDJUZTFOTJUJWF3(#QBETXJUI
QPMZQIPOJDQSFTTVSF
t1BEDPMPSTJOEJDBUFOPUFSFMBUJPOTIJQTGPS
FBDITDBMF
t4IJGU1BEUPBDDFTTTFDPOEBSZGVODUJPOT
0DUBWF4DBMFFUD

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Quick Start Guide
Inside the Box
:PVS)ZESBTZOUIXBTDBSFGVMMZQBDLFEBUUIFGBDUPSZXJUIUIFGPMMPXJOHJUFNT
t5IF)ZESBTZOUI
t5IJTNBOVBM
t5IFQPXFSTVQQMZ7%$"
t3BDLFBST)ZESBTZOUIEFTLUPQPOMZ
Save Your Receipt!
"TIVO4PVOE.BDIJOFTEFTJHOFEBOEDPOTUSVDUFEZPVS)ZESBTZOUIXJUIFYUSFNFBUUFOUJPOUP
EFUBJM0VSRVBMJUZBTTVSBODFQFSTPOOFMUFTUFBDIVOJUUIPSPVHIMZCFGPSFJUHPFTPVU
#VUJOUIFVOMJLFMZFWFOUPGBIBSEXBSFQSPCMFNZPVXJMMOFFEUPQSFTFOUZPVSPSJHJOBMSFDFJQU
JOPSEFSUPPCUBJOXBSSBOUZTFSWJDF5IJTXJMMIFMQUIFTFSWJDFDFOUFSUPDPOöSNZPVSXBSSBOUZ
DPWFSBHF4PQMFBTFCFTVSFUPTBWFZPVSSFDFJQUJOBTBGFMPDBUJPO
Plug It In
Power
6TFPOMZUIF%$QPXFSTVQQMZUIBUXBTJO
UIFCPYXJUIZPVS)ZESBTZOUI7PMUT%$
"NQ.BLFTVSFUIFQPXFSTXJUDIJTJOUIF
0''QPTJUJPOCFGPSFNBLJOHUIJTDPOOFDUJPO
#FGPSFTXJUDIJOHUIFVOJUPOQMFBTFMPXFSUIF
WPMVNFPGZPVSTQFBLFSTPSNVUFUIFJOQVU
DIBOOFMTPOZPVSNJYFS5IJTXJMMIFMQQSFWFOU
BOZEBNBHFUPZPVSTQFBLFSTPSFBST
Audio
Using a mixer
"GUFSNVUJOHUIFDIBOOFMJOQVUTPSMPXFSJOH
UIFWPMVNFPGZPVSTQFBLFSTDPOOFDUBQBJSPG
wDBCMFTGSPNUIFSFBSQBOFMPVUQVUKBDLT
PGUIF)ZESBTZOUIUPUIFJOQVUTPGZPVSNJYFS
5IFOTFUUIF)ZESBTZOUIQPXFSTXJUDIUPUIF
0/QPTJUJPO
Using headphones
*GZPVQMBOUPDPOOFDUIFBEQIPOFTUPUIF
1IPOFKBDLPOUIF)ZESBTZOUIUVSOUIFVOJU
POöSTUBOEUIFODPOOFDUUIFIFBEQIPOFT
5IF)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSENPEFMIBTBO
JOEFQFOEFOUMFWFMDPOUSPMGPSUIFIFBEQIPOFT
OFYUUPUIFDPOOFDUJPOKBDLT5IFIFBEQIPOF
MFWFMJTDPOUSPMMFECZUIF.BTUFS7PMVNFLOPC
POUIF)ZESBTZOUIEFTLUPQVOJU
Master Volume control
5IF.BTUFS7PMVNFLOPCDPOUSPMTUIF
PWFSBMMPVUQVUMFWFMPGUIF)ZESBTZOUI*UT
BOBOBMPHDPOUSPMXIJDINFBOTJUEPFTOPU
DPNNVOJDBUFJUTQPTJUJPOPSNPWFNFOUT
EJHJUBMMZWJB64#PS.*%*
#VU.BTUFS7PMVNFEPFTSFTQPOEUP.*%*$$
WJB64#BOE.*%*4PJGZPVBSFVTJOHUIF
)ZESBTZOUIXJUIBDPNQVUFSGPSFYBNQMF
SFNFNCFSUIBUZPVMMOFFEUPBEKVTUJUTMFWFM
VTJOHB.*%*USBDLJOZPVS%"8
USB
)ZESBTZOUIJTB64#DMBTTDPNQMJBOUEFWJDF
TPUIFSFBSFOPESJWFSTUPJOTUBMM+VTUQMVHJU
JOUPZPVSDPNQVUFSBOEJUXJMMCFBWBJMBCMF
JNNFEJBUFMZBTB.*%*JOQVUPVUQVUEFWJDF
MIDI
5IF)ZESBTZOUIIBTUISFFQJO.*%*
DPOOFDUPSTUPBMMPXZPVUPJOUFSGBDFXJUI
PUIFS.*%*EFWJDFT.*%*0VUTFOETEBUBGSPN
UIF)ZESBTZOUI.*%**OSFDFJWFTEBUBBOE
.*%*5ISVQBTTFTEBUBGSPNUIF.*%**Owithout
EBUBGSPNUIF)ZESBTZOUI

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CV/Gate
:PVS)ZESBTZOUIIBTBSPXPGDPOOFDUPSTUIBU
BSFVTFEUPJOUFSGBDFXJUINPEVMBSTZOUIFTJ[
FST&BDIPOFDBOCFDPOöHVSFEUPNBUDIUIF
WPMUBHFTBOETJHOBMUZQFTPGUIFNPTUQPQVMBS
GPSNBUT'PSEFUBJMTTFFThe CV / Gate Section
(p. 82)
Make Some Noise!
#ZOPXZPVWFBMSFBEZQMBZFEUIFJOTUSVNFOUBOEUXFBLFEUIFDPOUSPMT/PXMFUTUBLFBRVJDL
UPVSPGTPNFPGUIFNBJOGFBUVSFT
5PHFUTUBSUFEQSFTTUIF)PNFCVUUPO5IJTXJMMFYJUBOZQBHFBOEUBLFUIF)ZESBTZOUIUPUIF
UPQMFWFMPGUIFQBUDI
Select Patches
5IFSFBSFTFWFSBMXBZTUPFYQMPSFUIFQBUDI
CBOLTJOTJEFUIF)ZESBTZOUI5IFTJNQMFTUXBZ
JTUPUVSOUIF1BUDILOPCUIFCJHPOFJOUIF
NJEEMFPSVTFUIFMFGUBOESJHIUBSSPXCVUUPOT
BCPWFUIF)PNFCVUUPO5IJTXJMMNPWFZPV
UISPVHIUIFCBOLPOFQBUDIBUBUJNF:PVMM
TFFUIFQBUDIOBNFCBOLBOEOVNCFSJOUIF
-FGUEJTQMBZ
:PVDBOBMTPIPME<4)*'5>BOEUVSOUIF1BUDI
LOPCUPKVNQCFUXFFOUIFCBOLT5IJTDBO
TBWFBMPUPGTDSPMMJOHJGZPVLOPXUIFMPDBUJPO
PGUIFQBUDIZPVSFMPPLJOHGPS
5IF#SPXTFCVUUPOPQFOTUIFQBUDICSPXTFS
JOUIF3JHIUEJTQMBZ:PVMMXBOUUPSFBEUIF
TFDUJPOUsing the Browser (p. 85)UPMFBSO
BCPVUUIJOHTMJLF$BUFHPSJFT'BWPSJUFTBOE
PUIFSTFBSDIUFDIOJRVFT
Octave shift
*GZPVXBOUUPIFBSBTPVOEJOBIJHIFSPS
MPXFSSBOHFUIBOUIFLFZTPSQBETDVSSFOUMZ
SFBDIZPVDBOTIJGUUIFSBOHFRVJDLMZCZPOF
PSNPSFPDUBWFT5IF)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSEIBT
EFEJDBUFECVUUPOTBCPWFUIFXIFFMTUIBUøBTI
GBTUFSBTUIFSBOHFNPWFTGVSUIFSGSPNDFOUFS
BUNBYJNVNTIJGUUIFCVUUPOTBSFMJUTPMJE5P
SFTFUUIFSBOHFQSFTTCPUICVUUPOT
'PSUIF)ZESBTZOUIEFTLUPQIPME<4)*'5>BOE
QSFTTUIFöSTUUXPQBETJOUIFUPQSPX<0DU>
<0DU>"TUIFPDUBWFSBOHFNPWFTGVSUIFS
GSPNDFOUFSUIFTFMFDUFEQBEHMPXTCSJHIUFS
:PVDBOTFFJGUIFQBETBSFUSBOTQPTFECZ
QSFTTJOH<4)*'5>XIFOPOUIF)PNFQBHF5P
SFTFUUIFPDUBWFSBOHFIPME<4)*'5>BOEQSFTT
CPUIQBET
Arpeggiator basics
"SQFHHJBUPSTDBOUVSOBHSFBUTPVOEJOUPBXIPMFQFSGPSNBODF4PXIFOZPVSFSFBEZQSFTT
UIF"SQFHHJBUPS<0/>CVUUPOUPBDUJWBUFUIFBSQFHHJBUPS5IFOIPMEEPXOUXPPSNPSFLFZTPS
QBETXIJMFFYQFSJNFOUJOHXJUIUIFPUIFSDPOUSPMTJOUIF"SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPO)FSFTBRVJDL
EFTDSJQUJPOPGFBDI
Arpeggiator: Both units
Control Function
.PEF %FUFSNJOFTUIFBSQFHHJBUPSEJSFDUJPOBOEPUIFSCFIBWJPST
0DUBWF 4FUTUIFSBOHFPGUIFBSQFHHJBUPS
%JWJTJPO 4FMFDUTUIFCBTJDUJNFEJWJTJPOPGUIFBSQFHHJBUPSSFMBUJWFUPUIFUFNQP
4XJOH &JHIUTFUUJOHTBMMPXZPVUPBEEBDFSUBJOBNPVOUPGiTIVõFGFFMwUPUIFBSQFHHJP
0O 5IJTUPHHMFTUIFBSQFHHJBUPSPOBOEPò6TFJUXJUI<4)*'5>UPFOUFS&EJUNPEF
-BUDI -FUTZPVUPUBLFZPVSöOHFSTPòUIFLFZTPSQBETBOEVTFCPUIIBOETUPBEKVTU
QBSBNFUFST*UXPSLTXIFUIFSBOBSQFHHJPJTSVOOJOHPSOPU

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5SJQMFU 4VCEJWJEFTUIFTFMFDUFE%JWJTJPOTFUUJOHJOUPUSJQMFUT
5BQ5FNQP 5BQTFWFSBMUJNFTUPTFUUIFUFNQP
5IFSFBSFXPSETJOPSBOHFMFUUFSTVOEFSUXPPGUIFCVUUPOT&%*5BOE4645"*/5IFTFBSFVTFE
XJUIUIF<4)*'5>CVUUPOUPBDDFTTUIFJSTFDPOEBSZGVODUJPOT8FMMEFTDSJCFUIPTFBOEUIFPUIFS
BSQFHHJBUPSGFBUVSFTJOThe Arpeggiator Section (p. 71)
Keyboard-specic controls
5IFGPMMPXJOHDPOUSPMTBSFQSFTFOUPOUIFUPQQBOFMPGUIF)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSEOPUUIF
EFTLUPQNPEFM)PXFWFSUIFTFQBSBNFUFSTBSFBWBJMBCMFGPSCPUIVOJUTTFFArp parameters:
page 2 (p. 72)
Control Function
5FNQP 5VSOUIJTUPBEKVTUUIFUFNQPPSVTFUIF5BQ5FNQPCVUUPO
3BUDIFU 4FUTIPXNBOZTVCEJWJTJPOTPGBOBSQFHHJBUPSTUFQBSFQPTTJCMFPS
$IBODF %FUFSNJOFTUIFMJLFMJIPPEPGB3BUDIFUFWFOUIBQQFOJOHPOBHJWFO
BSQFHHJBUPSTUFQ
(BUF "EKVTUTUIFSFMBUJWFEVSBUJPOPGUIFBSQFHHJBUPSOPUFT
Tweaking the sounds
5IF3JHIUEJTQMBZQSPWJEFTJOGPSNBUJPOBCPVUXIBUJTIBQQFOJOHBOEXIBUUIFPQUJPOTBSFOP
NBUUFSXIBUZPVSFEPJOHXJUIUIF)ZESBTZOUI8FMMEJHEPXOJOUPFWFSZQBSBNFUFSFWFOUVBMMZ
CVUGPSOPXMFUTTUBSUBUUIFUPQBHBJO4PQMFBTFQSFTT<)0.&>UPNBLFTVSFZPVSFTFFJOHXIBU
XFSFEFTDSJCJOH
The Home page: Macro City
8IFO)ZESBTZOUIJTPOUIF)PNFQBHFUIF
$POUSPMLOPCTBOE$POUSPMCVUUPOTCFDPNF
NPEVMBUJPOTPVSDFTGPSUIF.BDSPT&BDI
.BDSPDBOBMUFSBTNBOZBTFJHIUQBSBNFUFST
BUPOFUJNFCZBDUJWBUJOHBTJOHMFDPOUSPM
&WFSZQBUDIIBTFJHIU.BDSPTBWBJMBCMF
.BDSPTBMMPXZPVUPBDIJFWFDPNQMFYSFTVMUT
CVUUIFZSFFBTZUPDSFBUF8IFOZPVSFSFBEZ
UPUSZUIBUTFFMastering the Macros (p. 74)
5IFSFTUPGUIF.BTUFS$POUSPMTFDUJPOIBT
CVUUPOTUIBUXJMMCFVTFGVMJOUIFOFBSGVUVSF
8FMMDPWFSUIFNJOMaster Control Section (p.
18)
The Filter section
5IJTTFDUJPOIBTUXPCVUUPOTBOEFJUIFSUISFF
PSöWFLOPCTEFQFOEJOHPOUIFVOJUZPVIBWF
5IFCVUUPOTTFMFDUXIJDIPGUIFUXPöMUFSTUIF
LOPCTXJMMDPOUSPMBGUFSXIJDIUIFLOPCTDBO
EPUIFJSUIJOH
,OPCTBOEBSFUIFTBNFGPSFJUIFSöMUFS
UIFZDPOUSPM$VUPòBOE3FTPOBODFSFTQFDUJWF
MZ*G'JMUFSJTTFMFDUFEUIFUIJSELOPCDPOUSPMT
UIF%SJWFBNPVOUGPSUIBUöMUFSJG'JMUFSJT
TFMFDUFEUIFUIJSELOPCBMMPXTZPVUPiNPSQIw
UIFDIBSBDUFSJTUJDTPGUIBUöMUFS
5IPTFEFTDSJQUJPOTCBSFMZTDSBUDIUIFTVSGBDF
UIPVHI5PEFMWFNPSFEFFQMZJOUPXIBUUIF
)ZESBTZOUIöMUFSTDBOEPSFBEThe Filters and
their Controls (p. 43)
Saving
*OUIFQSPDFTTPGUXFBLJOHBTPVOEZPVXJMMPGUFODSFBUFTPNFUIJOHZPVEMJLFUPLFFQ*GUIBU
IBTBMSFBEZIBQQFOFEKVNQBIFBEUPUIF1BUDI.BOBHFNFOUDIBQUFSBOEGPMMPXUIFJOTUSVD
UJPOTJOSave the Patch (p. 87)


Check for Updates
#FTVSFUPWJTJUwww.AshunSoundMachines.comTPPOBOEPGUFO*UTZPVSTPVSDFGPSJNQPSUBOU
UIJOHTTVDIBT
t'JSNXBSFVQEBUFTGPSZPVS)ZESBTZOUI
t"OJOUFSBDUJWFWFSTJPOPGUIJTNBOVBM
t#BOLTPGOFXQBUDIFTGSPNPVSUPQOPUDI
TPVOEEFTJHOUFBN
t5VUPSJBMWJEFPTUPIFMQZPVNBTUFSUIF
JOUSJDBDJFTPGUIF)ZESBTZOUI
t5IFPSJHJOBMGBDUPSZCBOLT
tBOENPSF
That’s Enough Reading for Now.
8FWFDPWFSFEUIFCBTJDT/PXMFUZPVSDSFBUJWJUZHPXJME


Overview
5IF)ZESBTZOUISFQSFTFOUTBQFSGFDUCBMBODFPGJOTUBOUBDDFTTJOUVJUJWFXPSLøPXQPXFSGVM
GFBUVSFTBOEHSFBUTPVOEBMMXJUIBTJOHMFBJNUPNBLFUIFDSFBUJPOBOEQFSGPSNBODFPGNJOE
CMPXJOHNVTJDFBTJFSBOENPSFGVO
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Keyboard
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4 6 7 8
9
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Section Name Section Name
 .BTUFS7PMVNF  .BJO4ZTUFNTTFDUJPO
28IFFMT0DUBWF$IPSECVUUPOT  .BTUFS$POUSPMTFDUJPO
3,FZCPBSE3JCCPO3JCCPO(MJEFCVUUPOT  'JMUFS$POUSPMTTFDUJPO
 $7(BUFDPOOFDUPST  .PEVMF4FMFDUTFDUJPO
 "SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPO
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Desktop
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13
15
16
17
10 12
11 Section Name
 .BTUFS7PMVNF
 $7(BUFDPOOFDUPST
 "SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPO
 'JMUFS$POUSPMTTFDUJPO
 .PEVMF4FMFDUTFDUJPO
 .BJO4ZTUFNTTFDUJPO
 .BTUFS$POUSPMTFDUJPO
 1BET
5IFNBKPSJUZPGUIFGFBUVSFTPGUIF)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSEBOEEFTLUPQNPEFMTBSF
JEFOUJDBMBOENPTUTFDUJPOTPGUIJTNBOVBMBQQMZUPCPUI1MFBTFSFGFSUPHydrasynth
Desktop (p. 24) GPSNPSFJOGPSNBUJPOBCPVUUIFGFBUVSFTTQFDJGJDUPUIBUVOJU


General Concepts
Access buttons
5IFPSBOHFMFUUFSFE"DDFTTCVUUPOTBSF
MPDBUFEJOTFWFSBMBSFBTPGUIFUPQQBOFM"MMPG
UIFCVUUPOTJOUIF.PEVMF4FMFDUTFDUJPOBOE
NBOZPGUIPTFJOUIF.BJO4ZTUFNTBOE.BTUFS
$POUSPMTFDUJPOTBSF"DDFTTCVUUPOT5IFJS
QVSQPTF
t1SFTTBO"DDFTTCVUUPOBOEUIFNBJO
QBSBNFUFSQBHFGPSUIBUGFBUVSFBQQFBSTJO
UIF3JHIUEJTQMBZGPSFEJUJOH
t*GNPSFQBHFTFYJTUPOFPSCPUI1BHF
CVUUPOTXJMMQPJOUUPUIFPUIFSQBHFT
t1SFTTJOHBO"DDFTTCVUUPOSFQFBUFEMZXJMM
BMTPTDSPMMUISPVHIJUTQBHFT
Function buttons
5IFTFBSFUIFXIJUFMFUUFSFECVUUPOTBOEUIFZ
NBLFJOTUBOUDIBOHFTMPBEBQBUDITXJUDI
öMUFSTUPHHMFTPNFUIJOHBDUJWBUFB.BDSP
FUD*UNJHIUIFMQUPSFNFNCFSUIBU
tCVUUPOTXJUIPSBOHFMFUUFSTselectUIJOHT
BOE
tCVUUPOTXJUIXIJUFMFUUFSTdoUIJOHT
'PSFYBNQMF5PFOBCMFUIF"SQFHHJBUPSQSFTT
UIF<0/>CVUUPO5PFYJUBOZQBHFQSFTT<&9*5>
PS<)0.&>
Control knobs
"CPWFBOECFMPXUIF3JHIUEJTQMBZBSFUXP
TFUTPGGPVSLOPCT5IFZBSFiFOEMFTTFODPEFSTw
QBSBNFUFSTBSFFEJUFEGSPNUIFJSDVSSFOU
WBMVFSBUIFSUIBOKVNQJOHUPBOPUIFSWBMVF
UIBUXBTCBTFEPOUIFQPTJUJPOPGUIFLOPC
5IF$POUSPMLOPCTQMBZEJòFSFOUSPMFT
EFQFOEJOHPOUIFQBHFUIBUIBTCFFO
BDDFTTFE
t0OUIF)PNFQBHFUIFZBSFVTFEBT.BDSP
DPOUSPMT
t0OBQBSBNFUFSQBHFUIFZBSFVTFEUP
BEKVTUQBSBNFUFSWBMVFT
Control buttons
&BDI$POUSPMLOPCJTQBJSFEXJUIB$POUSPM
CVUUPO5IFJSGVODUJPOBMTPEFQFOETPOUIF
QBHFUIBUIBTCFFOBDDFTTFE
t0OUIF)PNFQBHFUIFZDBOBòFDUB.BDSP
JOPOFPGGPVSXBZT5PHHMF5SJHHFS4XJUDI
PS3FTFU5IJTDIPJDFJTNBEFPO4ZTUFN
4FUVQMaster: Page 2 (p. 90)
t0OBQBSBNFUFSQBHFUIFZBSFVTFEUP
tTFMFDUBQBSBNFUFSWBMVFGPSFEJUJOH
tUPHHMFBWBMVF0TDJMMBUPS4PMPPOPò
GPSFYBNQMFPS
tFOUFSBMPXFSMFWFMFEJUJOHQBHFJF
8BWFMJTU&EJUGPSB8BWF4DBOPTDJMMBUPS
Module Select buttons
5IFTFCVUUPOTBDDFTTUIFQBSBNFUFSQBHFTPG
UIFTFMFDUFE.PEVMF0TD%FMBZ-'0FUD
5IFTJHOBMQBUIHFOFSBMMZNPWFTGSPNMFGUUP
SJHIUCVUWFSUJDBMMJOFTCFUXFFOUXPCVUUPOT
JOEJDBUF
tBQSFXJSFEDPOOFDUJPO&OW-'0UP
'JMUFST&OW-'0UP"NQPS
tUIFBCJMJUZUPCFSPVUFEJO4FSJFTPS1BSBMMFM
BTXJUIUIF'JMUFSTPS
tPSEFSPGPQFSBUJPOTTVDIBTUIFPVUQVUPG
UIF%FMBZJTGFEUPUIFJOQVUPGUIF3FWFSC
5IF.PEVMF4FMFDUCVUUPOTDBOCFVTFEBTB
RVJDLXBZUPTFUVQB.PE.BUSJYSPVUFUPP
IPMEPOFQSFTTBOPUIFS'PSJOGPSNBUJPO
BCPVUUIBUTFFThe Mod Matrix (p. 78)


Knob types
Selection knobs
5IFTFBSFPOMZGPVOEJOUIF"SQFHHJBUPS
TFDUJPO"iTFMFDUJPOLOPCwDMJDLTCFUXFFO
QPTJUJPOTUPTFMFDUBWBMVF0GUIFTFGPVSPOMZ
UIF4XJOHQBSBNFUFSDBOCFTFUUPJOUFSNFEJ
BUFWBMVFTTFFSwing (p. 71)
/PUF5IFLFZCPBSENPEFMBMTPIBTGPVS
WBSJBCMFLOPCTJOJUT"SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPO'PS
BDPNQMFUFEFTDSJQUJPOTFFThe Arpeggiator
Section (p. 71)
Variable knobs
)ZESBTZOUIVTFTUXPUZQFTPGWBSJBCMFLOPCT
t¡FODPEFST5IFSBOHFIBTBOVQQFSBOE
MPXFSMJNJU&YBNQMFT.BTUFS7PMVNF'JMUFS
$VUPò
t&OEMFTTFODPEFST5IFTFIBWFOPSBOHF
MJNJUTTPBOFEJUBMXBZTTUBSUTGSPNUIF
DVSSFOUWBMVF
The displays
"UUIFDFOUFSPGJUBMMBSFUXPIJHISFTPMVUJPO
0-&%EJTQMBZTBMTPLOPXOBTUIF-FGUEJTQMBZ
BOEUIF3JHIUEJTQMBZ5IFZTFSWFEJòFSFOU
QVSQPTFT
t5IF-FGUEJTQMBZJTGPS1BUDITFMFDUJPOBOE
IFMQGVMHSBQIJDT
t5IF3JHIUEJTQMBZJTGPSQBSBNFUFSTFMFDUJPO
BOEBEKVTUNFOU
8IFOBO"DDFTTCVUUPOJTQSFTTFEUIF3JHIU
EJTQMBZBOEJUTTVSSPVOEJOHDPOUSPMTDIBOHF
GVODUJPOTUPBMMPXJOTUBOUBDDFTTUPUIF
NPTUVTFEQBSBNFUFST5IF1BHFVQEPXO
CVUUPOTQVUBMMPUIFSQBSBNFUFSTXJUIJOFBTZ
SFBDI
Main Systems
615 Patch selection
0OFPGUIFNBKPS
GVODUJPOTPGUIJT
TFDUJPOJTQBUDI
TFMFDUJPO5IFSFBSF
TFWFSBMNFUIPET
BOEZPVNJHIUVTF
UIFNBMMBUEJòFSFOU
UJNFTEFQFOEJOHPO
XIBUZPVSFEPJOH
Patch knob
'SPNUIF)PNF
QBHFZPVDBOTFMFDU
BOBEKBDFOUQBUDI
CZUVSOJOHUIF1BUDI
LOPCBTJOHMFDMJDLJOFJUIFSEJSFDUJPO:PV
DBOBMTPKVNQCFUXFFOUIFCBOLTJGZPVIPME
<4)*'5>XIJMFUVSOJOHUIFLOPC
Left / Right arrows
"TXJUIUIF1BUDILOPCQSFTTPOFPGUIFTF
CVUUPOTUPTFMFDUBOBEKBDFOUQBUDI)PME
<4)*'5>öSTUUPNBLFUIFCVUUPOTKVNQ
UISPVHIUIFQBUDIFTBUBUJNF
Browse
5IJTQBHFMFUTZPVBMUFSUIFXBZUIFQBUDIFT
BSFQSFTFOUFEJOFBDICBOL5IFSFBSFUISFF
EJòFSFOUTPSUPSEFST#Z1BUDICZ/BNFPS
CZ$BUFHPSZ
5IF#SPXTFQBHFBMTPDPOUBJOTBSPCVTU
$PNQBSFGFBUVSFBTXFMMBTBTVCNFOVXIFSF
ZPVDBOEFTJHOBUFBQBUDIBTB'BWPSJUF:PV
DBOTUBTIVQUPQBUDIFTJOZPVS'BWPSJUFT
CBOLGPSJOTUBOUBDDFTT
'PSEFUBJMTPOFBDIPGUIFTFGVODUJPOTTFF
Using the Browser (p. 85)JOUIF1BUDI
.BOBHFNFOUDIBQUFS
Favorites (Shift + Browse)
8IFOZPVOFFEUPöOEZPVSCFTUTPVOET
JNNFEJBUFMZZPVDBOKVNQTUSBJHIUUPZPVS
'BWPSJUFTCBOLGSPNBOZPUIFSQBHF
t)PME<4)*'5>BOEQSFTT<#3084&>UPBDDFTT
ZPVS'BWPSJUFT
t6TFUIF1BHF%PXO6QBSSPXTUPNPWF
CFUXFFOUIFGPVSCBOLTPG'BWPSJUFT
t1SFTTUIF$POUSPMCVUUPOOFYUUPUIFQBUDI
OBNFUPTFMFDUJU


The HOME button
5IF)PNFCVUUPOJTMPDBUFEJOUIFDFOUFSPG
UIFUPQQBOFM*UQSPWJEFTBRVJDLXBZUPHFU
CBDLUPUIFUPQMFWFMPGUIF)ZESBTZOUIXIFSF
UIF.BDSPDPOUSPMTBSF5IJTJTLOPXOBTUIF
)PNFQBHF
All Notes O
4PNFUJNFT.*%*TJHOBMTBSFEJTSVQUFEBOE
BOPUFCFDPNFTTUVDL*GUIBUIBQQFOTIPME
<4)*'5>BOEQSFTT<)0.&>UPUSBOTNJUBOi"MM
/PUFT0òwDPNNBOE5IJTXJMMTJMFODFBOZ
TUVDLOPUFT
The SAVE button
8IFOFWFSZPVWFNBEFBOFEJUUIBUZPVE
IBUFUPMPTFQSFTT<4"7&>UPBDDFTTUIF4BWF
QBHF:PVMMCFBCMFUPTFMFDUBOFXMPDBUJPO
GPSUIFFEJUFEQBUDISFOBNFJUBOEDIPPTF
BDBUFHPSZGPSUIFTPVOE#BTT1BEFUD:PV
DBOFWFOEFDJEFXIJDIDPMPSUIF%BUBLOPC
BOEXIFFMTXJMMCFXIFOUIFQBUDIJTTFMFDUFE
5IFSFTBOPUIFSGFBUVSFUIBUEFUFSNJOFT
XIFUIFSUIFQPTJUJPOTPGUIF.BDSPLOPCTXJMM
CFTUPSFEBTJTSFUVSOFEUP[FSPPSTBWFEBT
FEJUTUPUIFQBSBNFUFSTUIFZDPOUSPM
'PSEFUBJMTPOFBDIPGUIFTFGVODUJPOTTFFSave
the Patch (p. 87)
System Setup
5IJTTFDUJPOIBTQBHFT*UIPMETBMMPGUIF
HMPCBMTFUUJOHTGPSUIFLFZCPBSEPSQBETUIF
LOPCTUIFQFEBMTUIF$7(BUFTFDUJPOFUD
<4"7&>BOE<4:45&.4&561>BSFVTFE
UPHFUIFSUPTQFDJGZUIFCPPUVQQBUDIGPSUIF
)ZESBTZOUI
'PSEFUBJMTBCPVUFBDIQBHFTFFThe System
Setup Pages (p. 89)
The INIT button
Reset a parameter
5IF*/*5CVUUPOXJMMSFTFUBOZQBSBNFUFSUPJUT
EFGBVMUWBMVFKVTUIPME<*/*5>BOEQSFTTUIF
$POUSPMCVUUPOOFYUUPUIBUQBSBNFUFSTWBMVF
5IF$POUSPMCVUUPOXJMMMJHIUVQOFYUUPBOZ
QBSBNFUFSUIBUIBTCFFOFEJUFEXIJDIIFMQT
ZPVLOPXXIJDIPOFUPQSFTT
Initialize a Module
:PVDBOSFTFUUIFQBSBNFUFSTGPSBOFOUJSF
.PEVMFVTJOHBTJNJMBSNFUIPE
t)PME<*/*5>
t1SFTTUIF"DDFTTCVUUPOGPSUIFEFTJSFE
NPEVMF
t$POöSNUIFEFDJTJPOCZQSFTTJOH<*/*5>
BHBJO
t*GZPVEFDJEFOPUUIFJOJUJBMJ[FQSFTT<&9*5>
UPDBODFMUIFQSPDFEVSF
Initialize a Patch
*GZPVXBOUUPCVJMEBOFOUJSFQBUDIGSPN
TDSBUDIQSFTT<*/*5>UXJDFJOBSPX5IJTXJMM
FSBTFUIFDPOUFOUTPGUIF&EJUCVòFSTPCF
TVSFUPTBWFBOZFEJUTZPVEPOUXBOUUPMPTF
The RANDOM button
*GZPVSFUIFBEWFOUVSPVTUZQFZPVXJMMMPWF
UIJTCVUUPO*UDBOSBOEPNJ[FUIFWBMVFPG
BOZQBSBNFUFSBOZNPEVMFPSFWFOBOFOUJSF
QBUDI
Randomize a parameter
5PSBOEPNJ[FBTJOHMFQBSBNFUFSIPME
<3"/%0.>BOEQSFTTUIF$POUSPMCVUUPOOFYU
UPUIBUQBSBNFUFSTWBMVF5IF$POUSPMCVUUPO
PGFWFSZBWBJMBCMFQBSBNFUFSXJMMMJHIUVQTP
ZPVMMLOPXXIJDIPOFTnotUPQSFTTUIFEBSL
POFTXPOUEPBOZUIJOH
Randomize a Module
:PVDBOSBOEPNJ[FUIFQBSBNFUFSTGPSBO
FOUJSF.PEVMFVTJOHBTJNJMBSNFUIPE
t)PME<3"/%0.>
t1SFTTUIF"DDFTTCVUUPOGPSUIFEFTJSFE
NPEVMF
t$POöSNUIFEFDJTJPOCZQSFTTJOH
<3"/%0.>BHBJO
t*GZPVEFDJEFOPUUIFSBOEPNJ[FQSFTT
<&9*5>UPDBODFMUIFQSPDFEVSF
Random Patch generation
:PVDBOFWFOSBOEPNJ[FFWFSZWBMVF
JODMVEJOHUIF&òFDUT5IFSFBSFUXPXBZT
t1SFTT<3"/%0.>UXJDF5IF-FGUEJTQMBZ
TIPXTi(&/&3"5&wBGUFSUIFöSTUQSFTTBOE


BGUFSUIFTFDPOEQSFTTBSBOEPNTFMFDUJPO
PGWBMVFTJTHFOFSBUFE
t)PME<4)*'5>BOEQSFTT<3"/%0.>UXJDF
5IF-FGUEJTQMBZTIPXTi1"5$)3/%wBGUFS
UIFöSTUQSFTTBOEBGUFSUIFTFDPOEQSFTTB
SBOEPNTFMFDUJPOPGWBMVFTJTQVMMFEGSPN
PUIFSQBUDIFT
4PNFUJNFTUIFSFTVMUTDBOCFTUSBOHFCVU
UIBUTPLBZKVTUUSZJUBHBJO0ODFZPVHFU
TPNFUIJOHJOUFSFTUJOHZPVDBOTBWFJUMJLFUIBU
PSUXFBLJUBTOFFEFE
Percent of Randomization
5IF3BOEPNGFBUVSFMFUTZPVTQFDJGZIPX
NVDISBOEPNJ[BUJPOUBLFTQMBDFJOFBDI
NPEVMF1SFTT<3"/%0.>UPHBJOBDDFTTUPUXP
QBHFTPOXIJDIZPVBSFBCMFUPTFUUIFSBO
EPNJ[BUJPOMJNJUGPSUIFNPEVMFTMJTUFECFMPX
1BHF .PEVMFT 3BOHF
 04$.VUBOU.JYFS
'JMUFST.BDSP.PE.USY
&/7-'0

27PJDF"NQ'9"SQ3JCCPO 
Random Patch selection
:PVDBOMFUUIF)ZESBTZOUITFMFDUBOFXQBUDI
GPSZPV5IJTXPSLTGSPNBOZQBHF
t)PME<3"/%0.>BOEQSFTTPOFPGUIF-FGU
3JHIUBSSPXT
t$POöSNUIFQSPDFEVSFCZQSFTTJOH
<3"/%0.>BHBJO
t5PDBODFMUIFSBOEPNTFMFDUJPOQSPDFEVSF
QSFTT<&9*5>
The SHIFT button
5IF4IJGUCVUUPOJTVTFEJODPNCJOBUJPO
XJUIWBSJPVTCVUUPOTBOELOPCTUPBDDFTT
TFDPOEBSZGVODUJPOT8IFOUIFTFBSFBWBJMBCMF
UIFTFDPOEBSZGVODUJPOTBSFJOEJDBUFEXJUIB
SPXPGPSBOHFUFYUVOEFSUIFDPOUSPM
*OTPNFDBTFT<4)*'5>JTVTFEUPBDDFMFSBUF
WBMVFTFMFDUJPO'PSFYBNQMFJGZPVIPME
<4)*'5>BOEUVSOUIF1BUDILOPCZPVDBOKVNQ
CFUXFFO1BUDICBOLTBTPQQPTFEUPUIF
TUBOEBSEPQFSBUJPOPGQBUDI
:PVDBOBMTPVTF<4)*'5>UPIFMQöOFUVOF
BWBMVFUIBUIBTBMBSHFSBOHF'PSFYBNQMF
JGZPVXBOUUPTFUBQSFDJTFWBMVFGPSöMUFS
SFTPOBODFIPME<4)*'5>BOEUVSOUIF
BQQSPQSJBUF$POUSPMLOPC
'PSBDPNQMFUFMJTUPGUIFBWBJMBCMF4IJGU
GVODUJPOTTFFControl Combinations (p. 98)
Master Control Section
16
7
*GZPVMJLFUPNBLFZPVSPXOQBUDIFTZPV
NJHIUFOKPZUIJTUPQQBOFMTFDUJPOUIFNPTU
8IFOB.PEVMFJTBDDFTTFEUIFQBSBNFUFS
WBMVFTBSFTIPXOJOUIF3JHIUEJTQMBZTFMFDUFE
XJUIUIF$POUSPMCVUUPOTBOEBEKVTUFEXJUI
UIF$POUSPMLOPCT5IF1BHF6Q%PXOCVUUPOT
QSPWJEFBDDFTTUPNPSFQBSBNFUFSTXIFOFWFS
B.PEVMFPòFSTNPSFUIBOFJHIU8FMMDPWFS
UIFQBSBNFUFSTPGFBDI.PEVMFJO
Understanding the Modules (p. 30)
5IF.BTUFS$POUSPMTFDUJPOJTBMTPBMPUPGGVO
XIFOZPVSFPOUIF)PNFQBHFUIBOLTUPUIF
QPXFSGVM.BDSPDPOUSPMT'PSMJWFQFSGPSNBODF
PSPOUIFTQPUDSFBUJWJUZUIF.BDSPTDBOLJDL
FWFSZUIJOHJOUPIJHIHFBS4FFMastering the
Macros (p. 74)
EXIT button
5IJTCVUUPOXJMMMJHIUBTTPPOBTZPVFOUFSBOZ
QBHF*UXJMMUBLFZPVCBDLUPUIFQSFWJPVT
QBHFBOEJUDBODBODFMBQSPDFTTJGZPVEFDJEF
OPUUPEPTPNFUIJOH*OJUJBMJ[F3BOEPNJ[F
4BWFFUD5IF)PNFQBHFJTUIFPOMZQBHF
XIFSF<&9*5>JTOPUMJUCFDBVTFUIBUTUIFUPQ
MFWFMPGUIFQBUDI


VOICE button
5IJT"DDFTTCVUUPOUBLFTZPVJOUPBTFUPG
QBUDIMFWFMGFBUVSFTMJLF1JUDICFOESBOHF
7JCSBUPTFUUJOHT.POP1PMZ6OJTPOWPJDF
NPEFTBOEUIF(MJEFTFUUJOHT5IJTJTBMTP
XIFSFUIF4DBMFJTEFöOFEGPSUIFLFZCPBSE
BOEQBET
1FSIBQTNPSFTVCUMFCVUFRVBMMZJNQPSUBOU
UIF7PJDFNPEVMFJTBMTPIPNFUPUIF"OBMPH
'FFMBOE3BOEPN1IBTFTFUUJOHT5IFTFDBO
SFBMMZCSJOHBQBUDIUPMJGF
4FFUIF.PEVMFTDIBQUFSGPSTQFDJöDTBCPVU
UIFVoice module (p. 31)
PAGE Up / Down buttons
5IFTFUXPCVUUPOTBSFMJUJGUIFTFMFDUFE
NPEVMFIBTNPSFUIBOPOFQBHF*GPOFPG
UIPTFCVUUPOTJTMJUUIBUNFBOTUIFSFBSF
QBHFTBWBJMBCMFJOUIBUEJSFDUJPO*GCPUIBSFMJU
UIFOQBHFTBSFBWBJMBCMFJOCPUIEJSFDUJPOT*G
OFJUIFSJTMJUUIFSFBSFOPBEEJUJPOBMQBHFTUP
TFMFDU
"DDFTTCVUUPOTDBOCFVTFEUPøJQCFUXFFO
QBHFTUPPXIJDIXPSLTHSFBUJGUIFSFBSFPOMZB
GFXQBHFT#VUJGUIFNPEVMFIBTBMPUPGQBHFT
BOEUIFQBSBNFUFSZPVXBOUJTNPSFUIBOBGFX
QBHFTBXBZIPME<4)*'5>BOEQSFTTPOFPGUIF
MJUBSSPXTUPKVNQUPUIFöSTUPSMBTUQBHF5IFO
VTFUIF1BHF6Q%PXOCVUUPOTUPSFBDIUIF
EFTJSFEQBHF
MACRO ASSIGN button
5IJT"DDFTTCVUUPOPQFOTBQBHFUIBUJT
MJLFBIBMMXBZXJUIFJHIUEPPSTBOECFIJOE
FBDIPOFJTBMBCUIBUNBLFTBQPXFSGVM
QFSGPSNBODFDPOUSPMDBMMFEB.BDSP:PVDBO
EFöOFVQUPFJHIUNPEVMBUJPOSPVUFTGPSFBDI
.BDSPBOEUIFOVTFUIF$POUSPMLOPCTBOE
$POUSPMCVUUPOTUPNBOJQVMBUFUIF.BDSPT
GSPNUIF)PNFQBHF&BDIQBUDIIBTJUTPXO
TFUPG.BDSPT
5PMFBSONPSFBCPVUXIBUTPOUIFPUIFSTJEF
PGUIPTFEPPSTTFFUIFDIBQUFSMastering the
Macros (p. 74)
MOD MATRIX button
5IF.PE.BUSJYCVUUPOBDDFTTFTBEJHJUBM
QBUDICBZUIBUQSPWJEFTVQUPTFUTPG
NPEVMBUJPOSPVUFTQFSQBUDI5IFTFBSFJO
BEEJUJPOUPUIF.BDSPTBMUIPVHIUIFZDBOCF
DPOUSPMMFECZUIFNBOEWJDFWFSTB
t1PUFOUJBMTPVSDFTGPSUIFNPEVMBUJPO
SPVUFTJODMVEF-'0T&OWFMPQFT7FMPDJUZ
UIF&YQSFTTJPOQFEBMFJUIFSPGUIF$7
JOQVUT.PEBOE.PEBOEBOZ.*%*$$
$POUJOVPVT$POUSPMOVNCFS
t%FTUJOBUJPOTDBOCFBMNPTUBOZ)ZESBTZOUI
QBSBNFUFSJODMVEJOHBOZ.PE.BUSJYSPVUF
"EEJUJPOBMEFTUJOBUJPOTJODMVEFUIF.BDSPT
UIF.PEBOE.PE$7PVUQVUTBOEBOZ
.*%*$$
5IFSFTBMPUUPTBZBCPVUUIJTUPQJDTPZPVMM
XBOUUPSFBEThe Mod Matrix (p. 78)
CV/Gate Section
11
4
5IFTFTFWFODPOOFDUPSTBMMPXUIF)ZESBTZOUI
UPJOUFSGBDFXJUIUIFXJMEBOEXPOEFSGVMXPSME
PGNPEVMBSTZOUIFTJ[FST5IFSFBSFöWFPVUQVUT
1JUDI(BUF.PE.PEBOE$MPDLBOEUXP
JOQVUT.PEBOE.PE
5IFPVUQVUTTFOEWPMUBHFTBOETJHOBMTUIBU
DBODPOUSPMFYUFSOBMEFWJDFTBOEUIFJOQVUT
SFDFJWFWPMUBHFTUIBUBMMPXFYUFSOBMEFWJDFTUP
DPOUSPMQBSBNFUFSTJOTJEFUIF)ZESBTZOUI
5IFSBOHFPGFBDIWPMUBHFBOEXIBUUZQFPG
TJHOBMTBSFTFOUBSFEFöOFEJOThe System Setup
Pages (p. 89)BOEJOGPSNBUJPOBCPVUIPXUP
VTFUIFNJTJOThe CV / Gate Section (p. 82)


Arpeggiator Section
55IF)ZESBTZOUIQSPWJEFTBDPNQSFIFOTJWFDVUUJOHFEHF
TFUPGBSQFHHJBUPSGFBUVSFTUIBUZPVDBOFOKPZJNNFEJBUFMZ
:PVNBZIBWFOPUJDFEUIBUUIF"SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPOTBSF
EJòFSFOUPOUIF)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSEBOEEFTLUPQNPEFMT
#VUUIFJSDBQBCJMJUJFTBSFJEFOUJDBMUIFPOMZEJòFSFODFJTUIF
OVNCFSPGDPOUSPMTPOUIFUPQQBOFM
*GZPVEMJLFNPSFJOGPSNBUJPOUIFSFTBDIBQUFSEFEJDBUFE
UPUIFJOTBOEPVUTPSiVQTBOEEPXOTwJGZPVXJMMPGThe
Arpeggiator Section (p. 71)
Filter Controls
8
4XFFQJOHUIFöMUFSGSFRVFODZPGBTPVOEJTB
HSFBUXBZUPIFJHIUFOUIFFNPUJPOBMJNQBDU
PGUIFNVTJD5IJTJTFTQFDJBMMZUSVFEVSJOHBO
BSQFHHJPPSBTFRVFODFEQBTTBHF
)ZESBTZOUIPòFSTTFWFSBMDPOUSPMTGPSFYBDUMZ
UIJTQVSQPTF:PVDBOTXFFQUIFöMUFS
GSFRVFODZBEKVTUUIFSFTPOBODFBOEJODSFBTF
UIFESJWFBNPVOUPG'JMUFSGPSFYBNQMF
BOEUIFOTXJUDIUP'JMUFSBOEQFSGPSN
TJNJMBSBDUJPOT)PXFWFSGPS'JMUFSUIFUIJSE
LOPCEPFTOPUDPOUSPMUIFESJWFBNPVOU
JOTUFBEJUiNPSQITwUIFöMUFSCFUXFFOUISFF
TUBUFT-PX1BTT#BOE1BTT)JHI1BTTPS
-PX1BTT/PUDI)JHI1BTTEFQFOEJOHPO
UIFTFMFDUFE5ZQF
"TXJUIUIF"SQFHHJBUPSTFDUJPOUIFSFBSF
EJòFSFOUUPQQBOFM'JMUFSDPOUSPMTGPSUIF
)ZESBTZOUILFZCPBSEBOEEFTLUPQNPEFMT
#VUBHBJOBMMPGUIFTBNFGFBUVSFTBSFBWBJMBCMF
JOUIFQBHFTPGUIF'JMUFSNPEVMFT'PSEFUBJMT
SFGFSUPThe Filters and their Controls (p. 43)
Module Select
9
5IF.PEVMF4FMFDUTFDUJPOIBT"DDFTT
CVUUPOTXIJDIBSFVTFEUPWJFXBOEFEJUUIF
QBSBNFUFSTGPSFBDIQBUDI5IFJSQMBDFNFOU
QSPWJEFTBWJTVBMSFGFSFODFGPSUIFTJHOBM
øPXXIJDITUBSUTXJUIUIF0TDJMMBUPST
NPWFTUISPVHIUIF'JMUFSTQSPDFFET
UISPVHIUIFFòFDUTBOEJTTFOUUPUIF
PVUQVUT
1SFTTJOHB.PEVMFCVUUPOXJMMSFWFBMUIFöSTU
QBHFPGQBSBNFUFSTGPSUIBUNPEVMF*GNPSF
UIBOPOFQBHFFYJTUTUIF1BHFCVUUPOTBSF
VTFEUPBDDFTTUIFPUIFSQBHFTBTEFTDSJCFE
FBSMJFSJOPAGE Up / Down buttons (p. 19)'VMM
EFUBJMTBCPVUUIFQBSBNFUFSTPGFBDI.PEVMF
BSFGPVOEJOUIFDIBQUFSTBIFBE
Performance Controls
5IF)ZESBTZOUIXBTEFTJHOFEUPFODPVSBHF
UIFTQPOUBOFPVTFYQMPSBUJPOPGTPVOEBOE
SIZUIN8FUIJOLZPVXJMMRVJDLMZNBTUFS
UIFDPOUSPMTBOETUBSUUSBWFMMJOHUIFQBUITPG
DSFBUJWJUZCFGPSFZPVSFBMJ[FJUIBTIBQQFOFE
5IFLFZCPBSEBOEEFTLUPQNPEFMTIBWF
TMJHIUMZEJòFSFOUMBZPVUTCVUUIFSFBSFNBOZ
TJNJMBSJUJFT#PUIJOTUSVNFOUTIBWF.BDSP
DPOUSPMTPOUIF)PNFQBHFBMPOHXJUI'JMUFS
DPOUSPMT"SQFHHJBUPSDPOUSPMTBOE$7(BUF
$MPDLDPOOFDUPSTJNNFEJBUFMZBDDFTTJCMFGSPN
UIFJSUPQQBOFMT